Language Suppresion in Hawaiʻi Schools: 1880-1945 - Event Details

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Language Suppresion in Hawaiʻi Schools: 1880-1945

Location: Lumi Pāhiahia

Join speaker Sarah Roberts for a discussion of the historical context of language suppression in Hawaiʻi schools, from 1880-1945

This free public talk will explore Hawaiian and Pidgin suppression in schools and their impacts

Lumi Pāhiahia, Hale ʻŌlelo

Sarah Roberts is an independent scholar specializing in the history of language contact in Hawaiʻi and the wider Pacific who has published widely on Pidgin, Hawaiian and Creole languages.

For more information, contact: larrykim@hawaii.edu (808) 932-7236

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